In the 40s

Dizzie Gillespie and Charlie Parker started the fusion jazz movement, incorporating Caribbean music into jazz. It was the time of cool jazz, Stan Kenton was great. Getz and Byrd since the early 60s played Bossa Nova under the title of Samba Jazz. Herbie Mann was in Brazil in 62

After the show at Carnegie Hall, Tom, João, Astrud, Tião, Banana went to record in the USA.

Jazz has this plastic ability to integrate with local music without losing its roots.

All the jazz giants recorded Tom Jobim such as

Ella, Sarah, Peguy Lee, Ellington, Miles, Tony, Sinatra, C Basie, Oscar and so on

Getz, João, H Mann, Menescal, Vinícius, Parker, Byrd